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Johnny Marr found worldwide fame in the ‘80s with cult British band The Smiths. One of Britain's most famous guitarists, Marr has played in a number of successful bands such as Modest Mouse and The Cribs as well as becoming a renowned session musician.
After playing in a few bands and performing the odd solo gig in his mid-teens, Marr formed The Smiths with a poet and singer called Morrissey at the age of 18. They wrote the songs together and the band that formed in 1982 went on to become one of the truly iconic British acts of the ‘80s. Hit albums such as the self-titled The Smiths in 1984, Meat is Murder in 1985, The Queen is Dead in 1986 and finally Strangeways - Here We Come in 1987 became albums that helped define the era. Their music helped bring the guitar sound back to the mainstream, and their songs proudly stood as a musical backlash against the synth-pop chart music of the time. In 1987, creative differences led to the band splitting up, but thankfully their five-year run of huge success and critically acclaimed albums had already established Johnny Marr as one of the most influential songwriters and performers of the decade.
Marr stayed incredibly busy after The Smiths' time was up, playing sessions with the likes of Sir Paul McCartney and both recording and touring with established bands such as The Pretenders and The The. Essentially, from 1987 until 2002 Johnny Marr worked with everyone who was anyone in the UK music industry. Collaborations included working with Billy Bragg, Talking Heads, The Pet Shop Boys, Kirsty MacColl and Black Grape. He also made a special one-off appearance playing with Oasis in 2001, as well as working with them on some album tracks in the studio.
In more recent years he has toured and played with Modest Mouse extensively, including supporting R.E.M. on their US tour. Johnny is also a member of occasional super-group Seven Worlds Collide, which is made up from members of Radiohead, Crowded House and Pearl Jam. Together they have recorded a number of tracks to raise money for Oxfam. He also plays with The Healers and The Cribs, touring whenever he can. His solo album, The Messenger, was released through Warner Brothers in 2013 and Marr continues to be one of the very best live and studio artists.
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Really didn’t know what to expect from Johnny and went initially to see James as they’re one of my favourite bands. While the Smiths are too one of my favourite bands from my youth, I was very pleasantly impressed with Johnny and his set! I loved listening to him, super talented musician and would definitely see him again! He was awesome.
Johnny Marr could fill a stadium! His vocals were spot on, the band and Johnny's playing of the guitar was spot on. He is a musical legend and hope he comes back to Toronto soon.
Great to hear Johnny play some Smiths classics as well as a couple of Electronic tracks! Not the same voice or depth as Morrissey, but it's as close as we'll get! James was also fantastic! Tim can still sing with great range. I love how they kind of play an ad-hoc setlist, with audience participation. Great to see him wander into the crowd. History is a GREAT venue, you can get up close to the stage.
Johnny Marr was great. Perfect mix of new stuff and Smith's songs. I was very impressed with James. Great show all around!
Johnny was fantastic! He played solo and Smiths songs. James opened and were amazing as usual!
J'ai adoré James, sauf qu'un rappel aurait été agréable, avec la quantité de matériel qu'ils ont. Johnny Marr est un des meilleurs guitariste au monde, et il l'a prouvé, plusieurs chansons de l'époque the Smiths, excellent.
Great shows by both bands. Each are amongst the greatest innovators over the past forty years.
Both James and Johnny Marr gave outstanding performances! It was a joyful inspiring event ! Hope they both come back soon
James started pretty strong and just wouldn’t stop giving. Booth’s energy and crowd pleasing antics were just perfect. With 13 songs (although no Born of frustration 😢), their set was pretty well rounded up. With some classics and some new stuff. With them being 9 musicians on stage, the eye always had 2, 3 or four places to look to see some action. Thanks James for such a good time! As for Johnny Marr, I loved the old stuff from The Smiths era, but didn’t connect quite as much with his newest material. It was a pretty solid set with some timeless classics, but after all the energy that James left on stage, it was just a bit flat for my taste. Marr still is a truly rockin rock star though
One of the best concert I have seen in a long time!!!
